Grade R

Welcome to Kenridge Pre-primary School and thank you for making enquiries about our excellent facilities. We are an independent school, registered with the Western Cape Education Department. We offer quality early childhood education to learners who turn 6 in their Gr R year or 5 in Pre-Gr R. We give preference to learners who reside in Kenridge, Durbell, Durbanville Hills, De Bron, Doordekraal, Welgemoed North, Protea Valley, Kanonberg,Welgedacht, Van Riebeeckshof and Oude Westhof.

During the first year of Foundation Phase (Gr R) we guide the learners to reach their full potential, at their own pace – in a safe, stimulating environment. Our learners are encouraged to think critically and divergently, to cope independently and to problem solve in a creative manner. The Reception year programme is diverse and encompasses the development of the whole child and how he/she perceives his/her world. It meets the requirements of the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement, which includes Mathematics, Home Language and Life-Skills.

We aim to develop and build a good self-concept by creating situations in which our young learners are able to achieve success. We facilitate a sense of self-worth in our learners. This includes being respected for who and what they are, by their peers and teachers. Our most important objective is to achieve a level of readiness for formal schooling in Grade One. However, readiness cannot be taught. We therefore offer a dynamic and fun-filled daily programme which exposes the young child to situations and experiences to assist him in acquiring the readiness skills whilst in a play-environment.

Any developmental lags identified through our continuous evaluations, are referred to a Support Team who then assist the child through Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy or Psychological Support.

The fact that we are under the “parentage” of the Primary School has afforded us so many benefits. We are able to complement our programme with the excellent credentials offered by this facility. Our learners receive movement education, computers and Xhosa tuition from educators who offer these professionally.

Over and above these stimulating activities, we also offer a wide choice of optional extra-mural activities which include:

Ballet

Chess Skills

Click-A-Mouse (Computer)

Combat Jiu-Jitsu

Craft Legacy

Gymnastics

Hip Hop

My Golf Academy (Introduction to Golf)

Karate

KSSS (Kenridge sport specific skills)

Mini-Cricket (Summer)

Mini-Rugby (Winter)

Modern Dance

Mozart Music Mouse

Pottery Projects (Clay Play)

Professional Tennis

Experi-Buddies

CMaths Abacus Maths

Swimrite (Learn 2 swim)

We have a fully qualified, highly motivated, enthusiastic staff. Each educator is committed to providing an enriched and structured environment. Our school hours are from 08:00 to 12:30.

Our staff:

Tossie Alexander

Principal: Pre-Grade R & Grade R

Anneke Pretorius

Teacher and Grade Head – Fishy class (Afr)

Tammy Kuun

Teacher – Bunny class (Afr)

Celesti Aldrich

Teacher – Dolphin class (Eng)

Ezélle Wessels

Teacher – Bee class (Afr)

Megan Ferreira

Teacher – Hippo class (Eng)

Ruth de Lange

Teacher – Duck class (Eng)

Joannie Oosthuizen

Teacher – Bear class (Eng)

Christine Engelbrecht

Teacher – Butterfly class (Afr)

Juanita van der Merwe

Secretary

Christel Alexander

Assistant

Charmaine Pretorius

Assistant

Carina Mouton

Assistant

Roezhaé van der Westhuizen

Assistant

Gloria Nyembezi

General assistant / Cleaner

Welky Visagie

General assistant / Cleaner

Vido Nquma

Handyman & gardener

We trust that our learners and their parents will experience the thrilling, exciting, educational adventure that Reception Year education is all about. For more detailed information please view our Enrolment Prospectus on the home page. We invite all interested parties to visit our school and look forward to meeting you.